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is open to creating new revenue. >> boehner's position is exactly where it was a year ago, two years ago, four years ago. don't raise taxes, have pro economic growth and government will get more revenue. >> reporter: boehner also speaks today. >> what we have to watch for is whether the speaker and the president are on entirely different planets. >> reporter: but a fiscal truce won't calm wall street. >> it will create uncertainty going forward until everything is determined in the new congress. >> reporter: thursday the congressional budget office predicted if congress doesn't act, unemployment could hit 9.1% next year. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> as tracie mentioned, that fiscal cliff could end up trigger a rise in unemployment. for a more in-depth look at the possible recession that could be causing, we turn to jackie deangeles live at cnbc headquarters. good morning, jackie. >> reporter: good morning, jon. ratings agency standard & poor's says that it sees a 15% chance the u.s. will go over the fiscal cliff next year. however, the agency is saying paul so makers are l
is open to creating new revenue. >> boehner's position is exactly where it was a year ago, two years ago, four years ago. don't raise taxes, have pro economic growth and government will get more revenue. >> reporter: boehner also speaks today. >> what we have to watch for is whether the speaker and the president are on entirely different planets. >> reporter: but a fiscal truce won't calm wall street. >> it will create uncertainty going forward until everything is...
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house speaker john boehner was also in the bay area tonight at a $35,000 a plate fundraiser in wood side. president obama was also in southern california earlier this month at actor george clooney's home. there he raised some $15 million. in redwood city, "today in the bay." >>> plenty of people gathered outside the theater, as well hundreds of people who didn't have a ticket lined up to voice their concerns. many supporters and protesters held signs and a word or two of advice for the president. >> you know, what people earn should be theirs to decide what they want to do with it. not to earn it, take it away and give it to people who aren't working. >> i came from a fundraiser for music for my school. and it's really rocky and i hope they focus on that. >> the president was at the fox theater for less than an hour. short, but expensive visit for redwood city. the city will not be reimbursed for security costs. >>> mitt romney discussing education today and making promises on how many people he'd put back to work. romney vowing if elected he'll deliver a 6% unemployment rate by the end
house speaker john boehner was also in the bay area tonight at a $35,000 a plate fundraiser in wood side. president obama was also in southern california earlier this month at actor george clooney's home. there he raised some $15 million. in redwood city, "today in the bay." >>> plenty of people gathered outside the theater, as well hundreds of people who didn't have a ticket lined up to voice their concerns. many supporters and protesters held signs and a word or two of...
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the house speaker john boehner is drawing a hide line. >> time comes i will insist on my simple principle of cuts and reforms greater than the debt limit increase. >> reporter: republicans are want cuts and the president wants tax increases. fundamental battle and there is a december 31 deadline. congress and the white house cannot you a degree on something by then, bad things happen. taxes go up for all of us across the board. and big automatic spending cuts kick in. >> brian, thank you very much for the update. >>> today john edwards can close out their case by calling the former presidential candidate to the stand. edwards is charged with masterminding a plan to use campaign funds to hide his pregnant mistress during his run for the white house. no official word from the defense who will be called to testify. legal experts say that possible witnesses include edwards, his daughter, cate, former mistress, rielle hunter, and his former aide, andrew young. edwards is pleading not guilty to the charges against him. >>> san diego's police say that the home belonging to late football star jun
the house speaker john boehner is drawing a hide line. >> time comes i will insist on my simple principle of cuts and reforms greater than the debt limit increase. >> reporter: republicans are want cuts and the president wants tax increases. fundamental battle and there is a december 31 deadline. congress and the white house cannot you a degree on something by then, bad things happen. taxes go up for all of us across the board. and big automatic spending cuts kick in. >>...
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. >>> protesters in wood side as the motorcade housing john boehner came to town. he stopped by last night for a fundraiser at a private home. tickets for the event topped more than $35,000 each. >>> now back to the south bay and the search for sierra lamar. the man accused of kidnapping and killing the missing morgan hill teenager set to make his first court appearance. "today in the bay's" christie smith is live with the challenge facing the d.a. at this point. good morning, christie. >> reporter: that's right. in just a few hours, antolin garcia-torres will make his first court appearance. what's going to happen is he'll hear the formal charges read against him. and prosecutors say they believe there's definitely enough evidence to send him to prison. the 21-year-old is being held without bail after his arrest late monday. the santa clara county sheriff detectives had gathered direct and circumstantial evidence showing he killed 15-year-old sierra lamar on march 16th. the d.a. says details of the exact charges will become clearer today as more facts are laid out
. >>> protesters in wood side as the motorcade housing john boehner came to town. he stopped by last night for a fundraiser at a private home. tickets for the event topped more than $35,000 each. >>> now back to the south bay and the search for sierra lamar. the man accused of kidnapping and killing the missing morgan hill teenager set to make his first court appearance. "today in the bay's" christie smith is live with the challenge facing the d.a. at this point....
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. >> a stalemate, said speaker boehner, and the clock is ticking. meanwhile, the president hosts more ceos this week. here at the white house, he's got governors in and he's going to continue his public campaign to pressure house republicans. >> joe and minka are with us now for this regular cup of "weekend mojo." good to see you both. >> good to be back. >> good to be here. >> you were saying this proposal is a nonstarter. if it's a snnonstarter, why not put something that's a starter? >> minka said i always give lousy first offers when i'm buying a condominium, but the problem is we're so close to the fiscal cliff that you wonder why the president and the white house did what they did. not because they didn't have a right to start there and play hardball, but because john boehner is balancing. republicans say they will never, ever, ever vote for a tax increase, and those who say okay, well, let's make a deal. and i just think the president, by starting with a proposal that even "the wall street journal" said was provocative, maybe not the best fir
. >> a stalemate, said speaker boehner, and the clock is ticking. meanwhile, the president hosts more ceos this week. here at the white house, he's got governors in and he's going to continue his public campaign to pressure house republicans. >> joe and minka are with us now for this regular cup of "weekend mojo." good to see you both. >> good to be back. >> good to be here. >> you were saying this proposal is a nonstarter. if it's a snnonstarter, why not...
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there's less fear this morning thanks to speaker boehner. democrats want tax breaks for the rich to expire as a way to pay down the debt, republicans don't. they would like tax breaks to expire for everybody or nobody. but this morning boehner said he'd be ready to talk about certain loopholes which may cause the rich to pay more. >> it will be an interesting year. >> even had a purple tie on which might be a blending of the red and the blue. >> really? >> we'll take any thing. >>> 6:18 today. they call it black friday, which is supposed to be a good thing. but this year it's going to come earlier for walmart shoppers. >> they are opening its doors even before shoppers have polished off those turkey dinners. walmart also promising shoppers in line at a certain time in thanksgiving three hot meals for the holidays. holiday promotions will start at 8:00 on thursday night, that's two hours earlier than last year. it keeps creeping back. retailers have been experimenting in recent years with black friday specials, start to creep into thag. it's
there's less fear this morning thanks to speaker boehner. democrats want tax breaks for the rich to expire as a way to pay down the debt, republicans don't. they would like tax breaks to expire for everybody or nobody. but this morning boehner said he'd be ready to talk about certain loopholes which may cause the rich to pay more. >> it will be an interesting year. >> even had a purple tie on which might be a blending of the red and the blue. >> really? >> we'll take any...
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and republicans have also set a line, house speaker boehner says that he will not allow that increase in the debt ceiling without some cuts in spending. so the lines are drawn. and that -- president and congressional leaders are going to hash it out today. but there is a deadline here. even in this election year, they have to, by december 31, figure out some way to cut spending and to do tonight a way to -- both parties can pass it here on capitol hill. and continue moving forward. it is a problem, though, if they do not come up with that agreement, that taxes will go up for everyone. the bush era tax cuts will expire and also those terrible off-the-cliff spending increases, spending cuts that both sides agreed to, the cuts to military spending and domestic spending, will kick in automatically if nothing is done. nobody wants to see that. >> not at all. thank you very much, brian. >> see if pressure can help get things done on capitol hill. >>> let's check in with weather, christina loren is here to talk about wednesday. >> high pressure get it done in the weather department for this
and republicans have also set a line, house speaker boehner says that he will not allow that increase in the debt ceiling without some cuts in spending. so the lines are drawn. and that -- president and congressional leaders are going to hash it out today. but there is a deadline here. even in this election year, they have to, by december 31, figure out some way to cut spending and to do tonight a way to -- both parties can pass it here on capitol hill. and continue moving forward. it is a...
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meanwhile, speaker of the house john boehner has relaxed his opposition to new tax hikes to solve the budget crisis. it was a sign after the election that republicans are ready to start negotiations. it's a good sign as fears of the cliff sent the markets into their worst fall so far this year on wednesday. let's turn to jackie deangeles who's live at cnbc headquarters. good morning, jackie. >> reporter: good morning to you, scott. well, the good side and the bright side of the news is that the u.s. stock futures are trending higher at the moment. as you said after a very sharp sell-off yesterday following president obama's re-election. the overseas markets saw a mixed bag. shares in asia tumbled overnight over fears of the looming u.s. fiscal cliff while the european markets are holding on to small gains. the dow had its worst day in a year closing below 13,000 for the first time since august 3rd to 12, 932. the s&p 500 down 33 points to 1394 and the nasdaq falling 74 points to 2937. marketwatchers no doubt looking for some signs of relief today as the s&p and the nasdaq also under k
meanwhile, speaker of the house john boehner has relaxed his opposition to new tax hikes to solve the budget crisis. it was a sign after the election that republicans are ready to start negotiations. it's a good sign as fears of the cliff sent the markets into their worst fall so far this year on wednesday. let's turn to jackie deangeles who's live at cnbc headquarters. good morning, jackie. >> reporter: good morning to you, scott. well, the good side and the bright side of the news is...
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last night house speaker john boehner insisted he's optimistic about an agreement telling abc's diane sawyer he is, quote, the most reasonable responsible person in washington but he's also not backing off his stand on tax hikes. >> raising taxes on small business people is the wrong prescription given where our economy is. >> is it on the table to talk about -- >> i made clear yesterday that raising tax rates is unacceptable. and, frankly, it couldn't even pass the house. >> at issue here, a perfect economic storm that could have serious consequences. nbc's andrea mitchell breaks it down for you. >> reporter: the campaign was tough. victory is sweet. now comes the hard part. >> on january 21st, 2013, there's going to be a massive fiscal cliff of large spending cuts and tax increases. >> reporter: so what exactly is the fiscal cliff? it's a nightmare combination of tax hikes and spending cuts that congress and the president agreed to to force themselves into a compromise, but so far they haven't agreed on anything. so barring a last-minute fix at the stroke of midnight on new year's e
last night house speaker john boehner insisted he's optimistic about an agreement telling abc's diane sawyer he is, quote, the most reasonable responsible person in washington but he's also not backing off his stand on tax hikes. >> raising taxes on small business people is the wrong prescription given where our economy is. >> is it on the table to talk about -- >> i made clear yesterday that raising tax rates is unacceptable. and, frankly, it couldn't even pass the house....
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barack obama versus john boehner, on spending cuts and tax hikes. they failed to make a grand bargain and their short-term deals expire in december president obama would vow no down to the wire talks this fall. right now he wants tax cuts for small businesses, that hire more workers saying the recovery can't wait. >> one of the ways we can sustain momentum is for congress to take some actions right now, even though it's election season. even though there is gridlock, partisanship. >> reporter: a clear election move by the president. countered by house speaker boehner who liked the hogueies, but not the program that would increase the deficit. >> where is the president's plan to tackle our looming debt crisis? >> reporter: in florida, mitt romney agreed, small business needs help, but -- >> you don't raise taxes on them like the president is proposing, you lower the marginal rate. >> reporter: joe biden fired back, the democrats' plan to hike taxes on millionaires like romney who biden charge don't understand the middle class. >> my mother and father
barack obama versus john boehner, on spending cuts and tax hikes. they failed to make a grand bargain and their short-term deals expire in december president obama would vow no down to the wire talks this fall. right now he wants tax cuts for small businesses, that hire more workers saying the recovery can't wait. >> one of the ways we can sustain momentum is for congress to take some actions right now, even though it's election season. even though there is gridlock, partisanship....
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in other words, as boehner put it, if we're going to put new revenue on the table, something we didn't want to do, we want to see some details on spending cuts. so those one-on-one meetings with the leadership going on here today, and that's really the latest in what's been a long string of developments leading toward trying to avoid the fiscal cliff at the end of the year. >> we will see what happens. thank you very much, tracie. >>> 5:43. new this morning, a mountain climber is oregon is safe after an overnight rescue operation. the climber was on his way down after summiting mt. hood when he was stranded in a snowstorm yesterday afternoon. he was able to call search and rescue on his cell phone. he wasn't hurt but certainly was cold and wet. rescuers were able to bring him food and dry clothes before bringing him down to safety. >>> as meteorologist christina loren has been reporting all morning long, another round of wet weather is moving right into the bay area. a lot of people are getting ready. bob redell is live in san jose with more on this story. bob, good morning. >> reporte
in other words, as boehner put it, if we're going to put new revenue on the table, something we didn't want to do, we want to see some details on spending cuts. so those one-on-one meetings with the leadership going on here today, and that's really the latest in what's been a long string of developments leading toward trying to avoid the fiscal cliff at the end of the year. >> we will see what happens. thank you very much, tracie. >>> 5:43. new this morning, a mountain climber is...
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speak ebjohn boehner says the house may have to vote on another extension if both sides cannot reach agreement. >> this morning the fight over overanytime pay for farm workers is heating up. hundreds will converge on the state capital to support a plan meant to support overtime pay. farmers oppose the bill. critics say it will force farmers to limit help. the rally gets started at 10:30. >> a pair of landmark cases hanging in the balance. >> the supreme court is expected to rule on president obama's health care hau and arizona's tough immigration law. claire joins us live on capitol hill. the the ruling on obama care could come down we understand any minute. >> that is true. any minute now. we're still waiting. nothing yet. all of these critical issues coming to a head this week, that is going to make it busy on the campaign trail. we've gotát in new hampshire later today, and mitt romney is campaigning in arizona. a new reuters poll does show that the majority of americans do oppose president obama's health care law although they do support most of its provisions such as letting pa
speak ebjohn boehner says the house may have to vote on another extension if both sides cannot reach agreement. >> this morning the fight over overanytime pay for farm workers is heating up. hundreds will converge on the state capital to support a plan meant to support overtime pay. farmers oppose the bill. critics say it will force farmers to limit help. the rally gets started at 10:30. >> a pair of landmark cases hanging in the balance. >> the supreme court is expected to...
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speaker john boehner says that this is nothing short of an attack on religious liberty and he says this will not stand. he is threatening to bring up some sort of legislation, not exactly clear what, but senate democrats are saying that they will fight right back on this one. the white house is arguing that this is a policy that is pro women, not anti-religion. but this has become a talking point on the campaign trail. newt gingrich, rick santorum, mitt romney all attacking the president's stance. jon. >> brian, thank you for that. >> 5:43 now. women will soon be allowed to get a closer look at war time com pennsylvania the pentagon is expected to announce it is changing its rules giving women jobs closer to the front lines. until now most of those roles were limited to men. the new rules will not allow women to serve in infantry, armor or special operations forces, however. >> the house is getting read the follow the senate's lead today to take on insider trading. house lawmakers, voting today on the bill banning members of congress and other federal workers from profiting from stock i
speaker john boehner says that this is nothing short of an attack on religious liberty and he says this will not stand. he is threatening to bring up some sort of legislation, not exactly clear what, but senate democrats are saying that they will fight right back on this one. the white house is arguing that this is a policy that is pro women, not anti-religion. but this has become a talking point on the campaign trail. newt gingrich, rick santorum, mitt romney all attacking the president's...
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. >> house speaker john boehner, a republican, called limbaugh's words inappropriate according to his spokesman. limbaugh is not apologizing for the comments. >>> to presidential politics now in the caucus day in washington state. republican voters there are going to pick their candidate. it is the last stop for gop presidential hopefuls in the road to super tuesday. at stake in washington are 40 delegates to the republican national nominating convention this summer. the state is second only to florida's 50 delegates in contests so far. all four contenders visited washington before today's caucuses. mitt romney, rick santorum and newt gingrich are now campaigning in ohio, the critical primary state for next week. >>> tomorrow the bay area will get an unprecedented visit from israeli president shimon peres. his visit will focus on innovation, he plans to visit facebook and google to talk with tech leaders there. coming up in this news cast, the project that peres is working on with facebook founder mark zuckerberg. >>> much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, he thought he was
. >> house speaker john boehner, a republican, called limbaugh's words inappropriate according to his spokesman. limbaugh is not apologizing for the comments. >>> to presidential politics now in the caucus day in washington state. republican voters there are going to pick their candidate. it is the last stop for gop presidential hopefuls in the road to super tuesday. at stake in washington are 40 delegates to the republican national nominating convention this summer. the state is...
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boehner and the president were close to a deal last year. the so called grand bargain, $4 trillion in debt reduction including politically sensitive changes to social security and medicare. many think that blueprint still works. >> and the real problem is uncontrolled entitlement spending and the government that has grown massively, not just under this administration, under republican administration. >> reporter: experts warn of serious damage to the economy if the standoff drags on. >> if three or four weeks from now they're making no progress at all, you're going to see the anxiety and the nervousness growing both in the markets and in corporate boardrooms. it's going to be a rough two months for the u.s. economy. >>> two weeks after the destruction from hurricane sandy, victims are still trying to put their lives back together. more than 100,000 homes and businesses in new york and new jersey are without electricity as they struggle to rebuild. a 77-year-old man has died of injuries from a fall as sandy hit new york, bringing the city's d
boehner and the president were close to a deal last year. the so called grand bargain, $4 trillion in debt reduction including politically sensitive changes to social security and medicare. many think that blueprint still works. >> and the real problem is uncontrolled entitlement spending and the government that has grown massively, not just under this administration, under republican administration. >> reporter: experts warn of serious damage to the economy if the standoff drags...
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very close to speaker boehner. so you have to watch these public opinion surveys because obviously sometimes the groups by whom they're done have an interest in what the outcome is. >> we know the president spoke with boehner this weekend, they decided to keep that under wraps. when does the president meet with congressional leaders again? >> reporter: we don't know. they had that one meeting before thanksgiving. they were supposed to do it again sometime this week. hasn't been scheduled yet. >> got to roll up the sleeves, crunch the numbers, get it done. >>> also this morning on capitol hill, u.n. ambassador susan rice is all set to answer pretty tough questions about her comments on those terror attacks in benghazi. rice initially called the attack on the u.s. consulate a spontaneous event over an anti-islam movie. now, recent declassified intelligence reports now calling the attacks an act of terror. four americans died, including bay area native u.s. ambassador chris stevens. rice is considered a front runner t
very close to speaker boehner. so you have to watch these public opinion surveys because obviously sometimes the groups by whom they're done have an interest in what the outcome is. >> we know the president spoke with boehner this weekend, they decided to keep that under wraps. when does the president meet with congressional leaders again? >> reporter: we don't know. they had that one meeting before thanksgiving. they were supposed to do it again sometime this week. hasn't been...
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john boehner says the vote will happen friday. president obama's pushing for an interest rate freeze on the stafford loans which doubles july 1st. but republicans and democrats certainly torn about what to do about it. >> the republican bill up for a vote tomorrow would pay for lower student loan rates by slashing funds from president obama's health plan. >>> well, the parents of a high school sophomore in redwood city right now suing that school because he was kicked out of class for cheating. the teen was removed from the honors english class at sequoia high school after allegedly copying homework. they signed an academic honesty pledge at the beginning of the school year and this punishment is justified. the parents say the wording of the agreement was inaccurate. a hearing on this is set for may 17th. >>> a rainy start to our day. we want to check in with christina loren. keeping an eye on microclimates for us. >> yeah, given the time this morning, laura. 6:37. good morning. as you make your way out that front door this mornin
john boehner says the vote will happen friday. president obama's pushing for an interest rate freeze on the stafford loans which doubles july 1st. but republicans and democrats certainly torn about what to do about it. >> the republican bill up for a vote tomorrow would pay for lower student loan rates by slashing funds from president obama's health plan. >>> well, the parents of a high school sophomore in redwood city right now suing that school because he was kicked out of...
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john boehner, the republican leader on the house side said he was encouraged by the attitude and tone. they have been at odds over jobs, spending, energy, gas prices, the keystone pipeline. it looks like they at least have the spirit of cooperation to try to work some of this out on jobs, a republican bill to help small businesses and help them create jobs. the white house says it's similar to some ideas that the president has. one area they are far apart is up for a vote today, this mandate by the obama administration that employers including those affiliated with churches, would have to cover birth control in their health insurance plans. now, here on capitol hill today they are voting on an amendment that says that employers would be able to object on religious grounds but it looks like that's not going to pass. >> thank you very much. >> three california political groups are suing their ex-campaign treasurer for fraud. the committees say kindy dirky is linked to thousands of dollars in missing funds. durkee is facing mail fraud charges. since her september arrest several nonprofit
john boehner, the republican leader on the house side said he was encouraged by the attitude and tone. they have been at odds over jobs, spending, energy, gas prices, the keystone pipeline. it looks like they at least have the spirit of cooperation to try to work some of this out on jobs, a republican bill to help small businesses and help them create jobs. the white house says it's similar to some ideas that the president has. one area they are far apart is up for a vote today, this mandate by...
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yesterday investors reacting positively to comments from president obama and house speaker john boehner about the likelihood that congress will reach a budget deal to avoid that so-called year-end fiscal cliff. today we'll get data on unemployment claims, we'll get pending home sales and a revised estimate on third quarter gdp which may show the economy grew more than previously thought this summer. the dow jumped 106 points to 12,985 while the nasdaq was up nearly 24 points to 2991 on those positive comments. meantime small businesses hit it big on cyber monday. digital research firm big commerce says a surge in orders drove overall revenue for small chains and mom and pop stores up 25% over last year's cyber monday. the average order price was 8% higher. online shoppers bought so much stuff, local retailers were averaging about two orders per second. that's four times the normal daily rate. >>> you know, it seems as though every single day during the holiday season has its own title. small business saturday, cyber monday, now it's cyber week. i'm wondering if every day between now and
yesterday investors reacting positively to comments from president obama and house speaker john boehner about the likelihood that congress will reach a budget deal to avoid that so-called year-end fiscal cliff. today we'll get data on unemployment claims, we'll get pending home sales and a revised estimate on third quarter gdp which may show the economy grew more than previously thought this summer. the dow jumped 106 points to 12,985 while the nasdaq was up nearly 24 points to 2991 on those...
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john boehner expected to speak. >> coming up trying to save one of their own. >> the bay area hospital is banding together to try to save the life of one of its nurses. y. >> welcome back. good monday morning to all of you. that is san jose, hp pavilion downtown. things looking fairly smooth out there. still very early. the time now 5:23. >> a bay area hospital will hold a bone marrow drive for one of their own. registered nurse kathy loogenville has helped patients more than 30 years s. she has a rare blood disorder. there will be two drives at alta based medical center in berkeley and another drive tomorrow. >> the post office unveiling a new stamp celebrating the lunar new year. take a close look. the forever stamp commemorates the year of the dragon. san francisco's mayor ed lee is expected to attend the stamp unveiling set for 10:30. this is the fifth of 12 stamps in the post of service's celebration of new year's series. >> couple of canadians lost their job this morning. scott, why do we care? >> because they ran the company that makes blackberry as co-ceos. did they run it well
john boehner expected to speak. >> coming up trying to save one of their own. >> the bay area hospital is banding together to try to save the life of one of its nurses. y. >> welcome back. good monday morning to all of you. that is san jose, hp pavilion downtown. things looking fairly smooth out there. still very early. the time now 5:23. >> a bay area hospital will hold a bone marrow drive for one of their own. registered nurse kathy loogenville has helped patients more...
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the white house says president obama called house speaker john boehner and senate majority leader harry reid over the effort to discuss efforts to avoid the fiscal cliff. that's the combination of tax hikes and spending cuts set to take effect january 1st. the "washington post" reports that boehner plans to have some house republicans meet wither skin bowles. on wednesday president obama will meet with other top ceos. futures meantime are flat this morning, stocks slipping back on monday. the s&p 500 index snapping a five-day winning streak. investors continue to watch those budget talks in washington. meantime, we are expecting today to get some data on demand for durable goods, home prices and consumer confidence. the dow slipping back below 13k losing 42 points to 12,967. the nasdaq edging up nearly 10 to 2976. and i would do a campaign not to vote for marissa mayer for "time" person of the year. remember when we had the head of amazon on the cover of "time" back in 2000. i think there's a little jinx in that. a little like the si jinx. so don't vote for her. >> fair enough. no on ma
the white house says president obama called house speaker john boehner and senate majority leader harry reid over the effort to discuss efforts to avoid the fiscal cliff. that's the combination of tax hikes and spending cuts set to take effect january 1st. the "washington post" reports that boehner plans to have some house republicans meet wither skin bowles. on wednesday president obama will meet with other top ceos. futures meantime are flat this morning, stocks slipping back on...
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that has brought together people like senate majority leader harry reid as well as house speaker john boehner and nancy pelosi. this is a big, big brouhaha here in washington, but the people behind it, the united states olympic committee said they are privately funded unlike some other teams and they are happy to have a sponsor like ralph lauren. they will wear these proudly. the price tag, $800 for the blazer for the men, the pants $300 for the women, the skirt is $500 t blazer $600. jon and laura, if we're spending, buying chinese clothes why don't we go to tj max and get a discount. >> they won't all match. >> but diversity. come on. celebrate. >> brian mooar on top of things. >> my chinese made tie, i'm outraged, i tell you. >> in front of the u.s. capitol. brian mooar. thank you. >> you did have red, white and blue on. >> it's tough to find things made in the usa. >> outsourcing. >> got to look. let's not get too political. let's talk about the weather. isn't that always a safe topic. >> we've got american made bay area made fog coming in right now. bringing cooling. temperatures looking
that has brought together people like senate majority leader harry reid as well as house speaker john boehner and nancy pelosi. this is a big, big brouhaha here in washington, but the people behind it, the united states olympic committee said they are privately funded unlike some other teams and they are happy to have a sponsor like ralph lauren. they will wear these proudly. the price tag, $800 for the blazer for the men, the pants $300 for the women, the skirt is $500 t blazer $600. jon and...
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house speaker john boehner says the vote will happen friday. president obama's pushing for an interest rate freeze before those loans double july 1st. the republicans and democrats are torn about how to do it. >> stopping this from happening should be a no-brainer. >> let's fix the problems for young americans and leave the campaign theatrics for the fall. >> the republican bill up for vote tomorrow would pay for lower student loan rates by slashing funds from president obama's health plan. >>> there's some encouraging news about the economy this morning. the federal reserve says it expects unemployment will slow down this year. but there's something that could pose a significant risk to the growing economy. isn't that how it always works? bad with the good? well, "today in the bay's" tracie potts with more on the new outlook. good morning. >> hey, that risk would be inaction by congress if they don't do something about income taxes going up, social security taxes going up if they don't act this year. automatic budget cuts kicking in. it could
house speaker john boehner says the vote will happen friday. president obama's pushing for an interest rate freeze before those loans double july 1st. the republicans and democrats are torn about how to do it. >> stopping this from happening should be a no-brainer. >> let's fix the problems for young americans and leave the campaign theatrics for the fall. >> the republican bill up for vote tomorrow would pay for lower student loan rates by slashing funds from president...
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mitt romney will be at an event today with john boehner. delicate relationship between the two. romney wants a good relationship with john boehner, but wants to distance himself a little bit. how does he walk the line between the two? >> you're right. he wants the support of boehner, particularly in the state where he has to drive out conservative votes, particularly in the southern part of ohio. but the president is a biggest here is to combine romney's view of the economy and taxes and the budget deficit with an unpopular republican congress. and really marry the two of them and say that this is just old line thinking. so that is where he does have to be important. but the romney campaign is concerned about ohio for the reasons that peter laid out. the economy is doing better. the auto bailout has had an impact, particularly in the northeastern part of the state. all of that can help them run a pretty effective campaign in the state. >> and the economy is his core and basically his sole focus as we approach the election here. but he did make some interesting comments yesterday
mitt romney will be at an event today with john boehner. delicate relationship between the two. romney wants a good relationship with john boehner, but wants to distance himself a little bit. how does he walk the line between the two? >> you're right. he wants the support of boehner, particularly in the state where he has to drive out conservative votes, particularly in the southern part of ohio. but the president is a biggest here is to combine romney's view of the economy and taxes and...
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kick in early next year, lawmakers will get back to the table later this week after house speaker john boehner's plan b failed to get enough republican support for a vote last week. >>> still, the market has been resilient. despite friday's decline, the s&p 500 posted its best week in four. and with just five trading sessions left in 2012, the dow has advanced 8% while the s&p 500 climbed 13. the nasdaq has jumped 16%. >>> reports are due this week on pending home sales. sales of new homes and a look at home prices in the nation's 20 largest cities. >>> are you still not sure what to get for the person who has everything? new retail numbers show footwear was the fifth most popular gift on shoppers' lists on black friday. a year ago, shoes didn't even make it into the top ten gifts for the season. >>> good news for hollywood. attendance by moviegoers is up more than 5.5% so far this year. ticket revenue is projected to jump by 6% by the end of 2012 which would be the industry's biggest yearly increase in a decade. >>> after surprisingly strong sales on thanksgiving, look for some mcdonald's resta
kick in early next year, lawmakers will get back to the table later this week after house speaker john boehner's plan b failed to get enough republican support for a vote last week. >>> still, the market has been resilient. despite friday's decline, the s&p 500 posted its best week in four. and with just five trading sessions left in 2012, the dow has advanced 8% while the s&p 500 climbed 13. the nasdaq has jumped 16%. >>> reports are due this week on pending home...
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they're meeting with nancy pelosi and john boehner, mitch mcconnell and harry reid to really sort of sit down and present that plan. >>> let's talk about the president's plan and what it calls for. republicans receptive to it? >> reporter: well, they're receptive to the idea of it. we haven't seen details. what republicans are saying is we welcome you here, we want to talk, but we need to see details. facts, specifics, numbers. if we're going to put on the table something we don't want to do, which is make wealthy americans pay more, then we need to see what you're willing to cut from the budget and that's where things stand right now. hopefully within a few hours we'll get some readout of whether or not they liked what they heard. >> so do you think we even know if there's hope for a deal? >> reporter: there's hope for a deal. i think everyone here really sort of agrees on that. different levels of optimism based on who you talk to about them getting it done by the end of the year, but there's definitely hope. we've seen both sides, as i often say, inch toward the middle with republ
they're meeting with nancy pelosi and john boehner, mitch mcconnell and harry reid to really sort of sit down and present that plan. >>> let's talk about the president's plan and what it calls for. republicans receptive to it? >> reporter: well, they're receptive to the idea of it. we haven't seen details. what republicans are saying is we welcome you here, we want to talk, but we need to see details. facts, specifics, numbers. if we're going to put on the table something we...
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. >>> also in the bay area, house speaker john boehner. the republican congressional leader visited woodside last night for a fundraiser at a private home. our cameras caught his motorcade coming and going. tickets for that event topped out at more than $35,000 each. >>> throe daee days after being arrested, antolin garcia-torres will make his first court appearance today. live in san jose this morning where the d.a. will officially file those murder charges against that suspect. christie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. you know, this may end up being a very brief court appearance this afternoon. what will happen is the judge will read the charges against antolin garcia-torres and then the d.a. will have his turn releasing a statement of facts that basically support the charges that are being filed. prosecutors say they believe they have enough evidence to send the 21-year-old to prison. the charges will formally be filed today. garcia-torres was arrested monday at a morgan hill safeway store. one day later the santa
. >>> also in the bay area, house speaker john boehner. the republican congressional leader visited woodside last night for a fundraiser at a private home. our cameras caught his motorcade coming and going. tickets for that event topped out at more than $35,000 each. >>> throe daee days after being arrested, antolin garcia-torres will make his first court appearance today. live in san jose this morning where the d.a. will officially file those murder charges against that...
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. >> just yesterday house speaker john boehner called the massive tax increases and spending cuts scheduled for january 1st a real possibility at this point, but we're hearing a lot of washington insiders still believe a deal is doable. >>> 6:17. now a story you'll only see on nbc bay area. the san jose skyline could look a lot different if the city can get clearance from the faa. city leaders say they want taller buildings up to 40 stories high but since downtown is in the flight path of the san jose international airport, there are height restrictions, and they say that is costing the city money. >> obviously if we had the ability to build higher, we'd want to do that because more people brings more vibrancy to the downtown. it means more feet on the sidewalk, more people using restaurants and retail and obviously that atracks more business. >>> in the meantime the faa is looking at other airports' emergency takeoff patterns. depending on those results, they might allow taller buildings downtown. critics say having taller buildings will ruin the view for the buildings already downtown. ca
. >> just yesterday house speaker john boehner called the massive tax increases and spending cuts scheduled for january 1st a real possibility at this point, but we're hearing a lot of washington insiders still believe a deal is doable. >>> 6:17. now a story you'll only see on nbc bay area. the san jose skyline could look a lot different if the city can get clearance from the faa. city leaders say they want taller buildings up to 40 stories high but since downtown is in the...
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. >> just yesterday house speaker john boehner calling the massive tax increases and spending cuts scheduled for january 1st a real possibility, but many washington insiders say yes, a deal is still doable. keep hope alive. >> keep hope alive for a break in the rain this morning. it is coming down out there and flash flood warnings in effect. >> yeah, that's nothing to mess with. driving conditions right in the heart of when everybody is trying to get to work. we have heavy rain over parts of the bay area. even though you may not have been awakened by the heavy raindrops on your house, well, we've got a lot of rain you'll have to drive to work through. as you can see, the brunt of the storm is now moving through. you can see the yellow concentrated over san jose. look at that deep red and hot pink. that's a thunderstorm cell we've been tracking for you just to the east of concord right now. san jose getting slammed with heavy pockets of rain. same for menlo park. as we progress through the morning we'll see more of this yellow and orange move onshore, which means your drive is only going to
. >> just yesterday house speaker john boehner calling the massive tax increases and spending cuts scheduled for january 1st a real possibility, but many washington insiders say yes, a deal is still doable. keep hope alive. >> keep hope alive for a break in the rain this morning. it is coming down out there and flash flood warnings in effect. >> yeah, that's nothing to mess with. driving conditions right in the heart of when everybody is trying to get to work. we have heavy...
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we've heard also from house speaker john boehner, the republican leader, who said they're open to new ideas, new revenue, but not necessarily by raising taxes. he will speak before the president today and clarify what he meant by new revenue was boosting the economy so people make more money. when you pay your taxes, more money goes to the federal government. a temporary truce not necessarily calming wall street but there is a report from the congressional budget office that says if they don't do something, we could be looking at 9.1% unemployment next year. >> all right, tracie potts, thank you very much. >>> 5:44. mountain view police say more arrests are coming following a first of its kind drug bust in the silicon valley. marla tellez joins us in our newsroom with more on the bust and what really made this one unique. >> reporter: yeah, the drug itself is what made this bust unique. it's called dmt or dimethyltryptamine. we can show you what it looks like. here it is in its final crystal form. it is a hallucinogen naturally found in plants. when it's synthesized in the lab it beco
we've heard also from house speaker john boehner, the republican leader, who said they're open to new ideas, new revenue, but not necessarily by raising taxes. he will speak before the president today and clarify what he meant by new revenue was boosting the economy so people make more money. when you pay your taxes, more money goes to the federal government. a temporary truce not necessarily calming wall street but there is a report from the congressional budget office that says if they don't...
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first, president obama speaks in pennsylvania, followed by john boehner responded to the president from capitol hill. then eric cantor response of the lighthouse deficit reduction package. later, nancy pelosi addresses the fiscal cliff and middle- class tax cuts. president obama talked about the so-called fiscal cliff and his proposal to end of the bush tax cuts on those earning more than two and a $50,000. ed -- more than $250,000. ["hail to the chief" plays] please have a seat. have a seat. relax for a second. it is good to see all of you. hello. it is good to be back in pennsylvania. it is good to be right here. i want to thank michael, robert, and the investor, joel glickman for hosting me today and giving me a great tour. stand up so everybody can see you, guys. [cheers and applause] there you go. we have a couple of outstanding members of congress here. [cheers and applause] now, i just finished getting a tour of the workshop. i have to say it makes me wish that joel invented this stuff sooner when i was a kid. back then, you couldn't build a roller coaster out of your erector set
first, president obama speaks in pennsylvania, followed by john boehner responded to the president from capitol hill. then eric cantor response of the lighthouse deficit reduction package. later, nancy pelosi addresses the fiscal cliff and middle- class tax cuts. president obama talked about the so-called fiscal cliff and his proposal to end of the bush tax cuts on those earning more than two and a $50,000. ed -- more than $250,000. ["hail to the chief" plays] please have a seat. have...
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>> reporter: republican leader john boehner said when he was talking about being open to new revenue, he was not talking about new tax increases. the president sits down with democrats and republican leaders here on capitol hill on friday. back to you. >> tracie potts in washington. thank you. >>> two weeks after the destruction from hurricane sandy, victims are still trying to put their lives back together. more than 100,000 homes and businesses in new york and new jersey are without electricity as they struggle to rebuild. a 77-year-old man has died from injuries from a fall brunging the city's death toll to 43. homeland security secretary janet nah pop politan know has reaffirmed her commitment to be with those for the duration. now for a look at the weather here is nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. give me good news. >> that's depends where you are in the west. >> i want sunshine. >> go south. the northwest isn't pretty. rain and snow in many areas of washington state and oregon state. look at the radar. the green shows you where the rain is. the whi
>> reporter: republican leader john boehner said when he was talking about being open to new revenue, he was not talking about new tax increases. the president sits down with democrats and republican leaders here on capitol hill on friday. back to you. >> tracie potts in washington. thank you. >>> two weeks after the destruction from hurricane sandy, victims are still trying to put their lives back together. more than 100,000 homes and businesses in new york and new jersey...
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does he sit down in a room and honestly openly negotiate with speaker boehner, mitch mcconnell, or does he come in, give a set of demands and go hold a press conference? they can, i believe, hammer out -- >> same can the said on the other side, by the way. >> but if the president is willing to do it, the republicans have no choice. i mean, you can't turn down a president who just won re-election if he's sincere and willing to negotiate. >> going to take some bold initiatives which is my segue into your book, okay, because you've written this book about george washington and his bold moves to break the stalemate of the revolutionary war. so much has been written about george washington. what do you want readers to take away from this book that's new? >> well, i think particularly this morning is the launch of an american legacy book tour that calista and i are doing because she has two new children's books out for american history. the first thing is to say to people we have a long history of overcoming adversity. george washington is probably the greatest example of that, and in "victor
does he sit down in a room and honestly openly negotiate with speaker boehner, mitch mcconnell, or does he come in, give a set of demands and go hold a press conference? they can, i believe, hammer out -- >> same can the said on the other side, by the way. >> but if the president is willing to do it, the republicans have no choice. i mean, you can't turn down a president who just won re-election if he's sincere and willing to negotiate. >> going to take some bold initiatives...
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i think speaker boehner laid out $800 billion in revenues the last time that they met. the real issue here, in my opinion, and i meet republicans and democrats all the time, is how deeply we're going to deal with the issue of entitlements and especially the medicare program. to me, that's the key to these decisions, and discussions, and that is will the president be willing to really fundamentally change the medicare program so that it's solvent for the future. i believe if he's willing to do that, i think you're going to see a compromise here. and i think you're going to see something very -- >> on the part of democrats to touch those. i want to talk briefly about this notion of a two-step measure that speaker boehner supports a stopgap that would buy a little time until january and then pick up the harder business down the road. can we afford that? but can we do this all in one step? >> yeah, i'm not a fan of that. look, we all know what the issues are. we've been talking about this for two years. we've had two dry runs at it now. i'm not a fan of a two-step process.
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stocks reversed early gains and fell shortly after house speaker john boehner dashed hopes that lawmakers were getting closer to agreeing on a year-end budget deal. but all three major markets bounced back by the afternoon. >>> economic data was positive at home thursday. we'll see what impact there is today from grim news out of europe. eurozone unemployment has hit another record high at 11.7% in october. >>> meanwhile, a number of retailers posted poor sales hammered by superstorm sandy's impact on the northeast. >>> a bankruptcy judge has given hostess final clearance to start selling off assets and approved $1.8 million in bonuses for company executives. >>> verizon wireless tops this year's "consumer reports'" ranking of major carriers. it was at&t that came in last behind sprint and t-mobile, except among 4g users where it was the best. >>> where is the best country to be born in 2013? well, when factoring in life expectancy, divorce rates, and rainfall, it's switzerland according to "the economist." the u.s. tied with germany at 16. >>> well, why is basketball legend michael jorda
stocks reversed early gains and fell shortly after house speaker john boehner dashed hopes that lawmakers were getting closer to agreeing on a year-end budget deal. but all three major markets bounced back by the afternoon. >>> economic data was positive at home thursday. we'll see what impact there is today from grim news out of europe. eurozone unemployment has hit another record high at 11.7% in october. >>> meanwhile, a number of retailers posted poor sales hammered by...
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john boehner said we are ready to be led. is this just honeymoon talk or do the american people have reason to believe things might be different in a second term? >> a lot of it's honeymoon talk. this is the natural result. the president wants to appear magnanimous in victory. the speaker, whose party just lost, wants to be clear that practically he understands that the country voted for an incumbent president as opposed to the nominee of his party, so it behooves him at this point to make the right noises. but it's still friday. sometimes bipartisanship in washington is a little like what mark twain said about tom sawyer and huck finn. there was once an evangelist who came to town who was so good that even huck finn was saved until sunday afternoon. there is a short half life. >> so pessimism about business as usual changing in washington? >> not pessimism. just, it's going to be a very -- nobody's interests have radically changed except that you do have this fiscal cliff. you do have this situation that interestingly washin
john boehner said we are ready to be led. is this just honeymoon talk or do the american people have reason to believe things might be different in a second term? >> a lot of it's honeymoon talk. this is the natural result. the president wants to appear magnanimous in victory. the speaker, whose party just lost, wants to be clear that practically he understands that the country voted for an incumbent president as opposed to the nominee of his party, so it behooves him at this point to...
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wednesday, jackson sent a letter of resignation to house speaker john boehner while his chief of staff delivered copies in illinois. >> can you tell us how he's doing? >> he's doing good. >> jackson wrote, my health issues and treatment regimen have become incompatible in the house of representatives. but his deteriorated health is not the only factor. in his letter he does admit to mistakes. jackson has been in talks with federal prosecutors who are looking into whether he misused campaign funds to buy personal things, including an expensive watch. i am doing my best to address the situation responsibly, cooperate with the investigators, and accept responsibility for my mistakes, for they are my mistakes and mine alobe. alone. wednesday, jackson's father called the resignation painful. >> it's a moment for our family and we'll face the day tomorrow with prayer and we find support in so many people. >> jackson's lawyers say he is cooperating, but it could take months to resolve his legal issues. illinois officials are looking at options for when to hold a special election to fill the v
wednesday, jackson sent a letter of resignation to house speaker john boehner while his chief of staff delivered copies in illinois. >> can you tell us how he's doing? >> he's doing good. >> jackson wrote, my health issues and treatment regimen have become incompatible in the house of representatives. but his deteriorated health is not the only factor. in his letter he does admit to mistakes. jackson has been in talks with federal prosecutors who are looking into whether he...
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50% of the people did not know that it was john boehner. >> they also mispronounce his name a lot, too. >> what do you mean? they do not. >> i've heard it. >> they do? >> yes. >> that is horrible. that is the first i've heard of that. >> 97% of immigrants applying for citizenship pass. which is one of my favorite stories when "z" has been my driver for 28 years or something. he's from china. he's the most hard working wonderful, wonderful guy. one day i asked him, our schedules are crazy, i said on wednesday can we eat something? he goes -- i won't use his accent apparently when you use a chinese accent you offend people. i love accents! he said i'm sorry i can't do it on wednesday. i said that's fine but you've never said do you mind if i ask why. he goes wednesday get citizenship. and i started to cry. i started to cry. i was so proud of him. so happy for him. another study matched.com says on a first date -- >> this is -- people whether know should you kiss or not on the first date. 85% say it is okay to give a peck on the cheek. >> i would think that would be 100% in today's world.
50% of the people did not know that it was john boehner. >> they also mispronounce his name a lot, too. >> what do you mean? they do not. >> i've heard it. >> they do? >> yes. >> that is horrible. that is the first i've heard of that. >> 97% of immigrants applying for citizenship pass. which is one of my favorite stories when "z" has been my driver for 28 years or something. he's from china. he's the most hard working wonderful, wonderful guy....
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. >> we'll hear from republican speaker of the house john boehner. what do you expect out of him? >> reporter: you know, he opened the door and said we are interested in talking about new revenue and then had to go back and clarify himself and he will likely do that again today. he did that in an interview but probably will do it in a wider form to say we are not for new taxes. if that's the way president obama and the democrats want to bring more money into this government, we're not going to go for it. >> one last question for you. we talked about this causing a recession. this thelma and louise impact. there could be real impact on the unemployment and economy. >> reporter: if congress does nothing and lets those tax increases happen and don't forget the 2% payroll tax break we ought got this year too, if they let both happen at the beginning of the year plus the massive budget cuts in the government we haven't even talked about that and the effect on the military, if all of that goes into effect, no unemployment benefits extended for people, they think that we could be looking
. >> we'll hear from republican speaker of the house john boehner. what do you expect out of him? >> reporter: you know, he opened the door and said we are interested in talking about new revenue and then had to go back and clarify himself and he will likely do that again today. he did that in an interview but probably will do it in a wider form to say we are not for new taxes. if that's the way president obama and the democrats want to bring more money into this government, we're...
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reporter: the justice department friday declined comment but said in a letter to house speaker john boehner it will not prosecute the attorney general. for "today," michael isikoff, nbc news, washington. >>> 20 minutes past the hour. once again, here's jenna. >> all right, jeff, thanks. the new york yankees just wrapped up hope week. it's a chance to give back to the community by saluting some great people. matt lauer spent some time with the team. >> the 3-2. >> reporter: heroes don't get any bigger than this. >> 3,000! >> reporter: but even heroes need some inspiration. and this week, the new york yankees found some right in their backyard. >> reach for the sky! >> reporter: this may just look like horsing around, but for 9-year-old owen atkins, it's a chance to be like everyone else. flying manes provides riding therapy to children with special needs, like owen, who has cerebral palsy. >> kind of opportunities to help you get through the hard times, you know? >> reporter: and this day, yankees first baseman mark teixeira is trading his gold glove for a day in the saddle. >> stole home! >
reporter: the justice department friday declined comment but said in a letter to house speaker john boehner it will not prosecute the attorney general. for "today," michael isikoff, nbc news, washington. >>> 20 minutes past the hour. once again, here's jenna. >> all right, jeff, thanks. the new york yankees just wrapped up hope week. it's a chance to give back to the community by saluting some great people. matt lauer spent some time with the team. >> the 3-2....
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. >> john boehner calling the massive increases and spending cuts scheduled for january 1st a real possibility, but many washington insiders say a deal is still doable. >>> 4:45. so how is wall street reacting to all the uncertainty? for more on that, we turn to bertha coombs live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning, bertha. >> reporter: hey, good morning. yeah, you know, wall street basically reacts to those headlin headlines. that's what's moving us these days. we had a fairly choppy session on thursday because of it. the markets rose and fell, as you heard from democrats and republicans. they started saying the talks weren't going well. that's when things started to go lower. lawmakers are edging closer to that year-end fiscal cliff, 31 days and counting now. today we'll get data on personal income, spending and manufacturing. we've got the futures pointing to a higher start. we'll see if the dow can extend its gains. it closed up 36 points to 13,021. the nasdaq up 20 to 3012. with one day to go in november, the nasdaq and the s&p 500 are in the black, but the dow is still in the red f
. >> john boehner calling the massive increases and spending cuts scheduled for january 1st a real possibility, but many washington insiders say a deal is still doable. >>> 4:45. so how is wall street reacting to all the uncertainty? for more on that, we turn to bertha coombs live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning, bertha. >> reporter: hey, good morning. yeah, you know, wall street basically reacts to those headlin headlines. that's what's moving us these days. we...
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boehner's house is up for re-election. and there is a new their, by or people are no long eer ticket splitters. >> is it clear that john boehner is supporting mitt romney. >> members of congress are ratest the lowest in history. i think the big thing we saw this week that all hands are on deck, everybody's at their battle stations. any time either party talks from now on, it's about a presidential election. >> karl rove super pac has its own ad attacking president obama. the question is he too cool to be president. slow jam, singing al green. does this have the opportunity to back fire? >> i think it's so interesting. his margin came from young voters. he's out there to energize young voters. i think about my kids voting. people in their 20s and late teens have to get out and vote heavily for the president to win like he did last time. he's out there working them with culture, pop music, being cool. so, of course, republicans have to come back and whack him when it's pure politics. it may work with white working-class vote
boehner's house is up for re-election. and there is a new their, by or people are no long eer ticket splitters. >> is it clear that john boehner is supporting mitt romney. >> members of congress are ratest the lowest in history. i think the big thing we saw this week that all hands are on deck, everybody's at their battle stations. any time either party talks from now on, it's about a presidential election. >> karl rove super pac has its own ad attacking president obama. the...
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afterward, house speaker john boehner said the white house had not proposed spending cuts needed to win critical republican votes. >> i have to tell you, i'm disappointed in where we are, i am disappointed in what's happened in the last couple weeks. >> reporter: senate majority leader harry reid fired back saying democrats put forward a serious plan and ridiculed boehner when asked about the argument that the ball is in the democrats' court. >> i don't understand his brain, so you should ask him. >> reporter: away from the hill, vice president biden took his own steps to push for fiscal cliff compromise, stopping in d.c.'s first costco. warning the economy could suffer greatly if lawmakers can't get a deal done. he proudly flashed his store membership card. >> i went to get my wife's card, she said no, no, no, get your own. >> reporter: according to sources at the white house and on the hill, treasury secretary geithner offered a plan that includes $1.6 trillion in new taxes and $400 billion in spending cuts. it is essentially the budget proposal from last year, a plan republicans call
afterward, house speaker john boehner said the white house had not proposed spending cuts needed to win critical republican votes. >> i have to tell you, i'm disappointed in where we are, i am disappointed in what's happened in the last couple weeks. >> reporter: senate majority leader harry reid fired back saying democrats put forward a serious plan and ridiculed boehner when asked about the argument that the ball is in the democrats' court. >> i don't understand his brain,...
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greater confidence that he's got more leverage, and republicans are a bit chasen by the outcome so boehner and mcconnell have more control over their flocks than they did before the election. >> thank you. >>> let's get a check of the morning's other top stories now. jenna wolfe is standing by. good morning. >>> good morning. the coast guard is searching for two workers who went missing after a fire on an oil rig in the gulf of america. the fire which broke out friday as workers were using a torch to cut an oil line was quickly put out. the coast guard said no oil is coming from the well. >>> a national tragedy is playing out in the plains of west texas. frail investigators are trying to determine whether a small parade to honor wounded veterans had been given enough warning to clear train tracks they were trying to cross. a freight lane slammed into the tractor trailer killing four decorated veterans and injuring 16 people. >>> there's been another terrible train crash this one in southern egypt. a security official says it appears a railroad crossing was not closed when a speeding train
greater confidence that he's got more leverage, and republicans are a bit chasen by the outcome so boehner and mcconnell have more control over their flocks than they did before the election. >> thank you. >>> let's get a check of the morning's other top stories now. jenna wolfe is standing by. good morning. >>> good morning. the coast guard is searching for two workers who went missing after a fire on an oil rig in the gulf of america. the fire which broke out friday as...
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they couldn't even pass speaker boehner's own plan b. the fact that he's come back and the four of them are at the table means to me we could come up with some kind of agreement that would avoid the main parts of the fiscal cliff, particularly taxes going up on middle class people. now, i am hopeful, and it can be a balanced package. we've always said it should be a balanced package. the problem has not been democrats being willing to do cuts. we did $1 trillion of them last year. we're willing to do more this year. the problem is revenues. >> senator thune, if we go over the fiscal cliff, it will have very real impact on americans and their pocketbooks. a lot of people who live outside washington watch this process and say, these guys have a self-imposed dead line on a very serious issue they may not meet. can you restore any confidence to the american people that they should believe in what you all are doing there? >> sure. i think it's encouraging that people are talking, willie. there is an agreement out there that can be reached, bu
they couldn't even pass speaker boehner's own plan b. the fact that he's come back and the four of them are at the table means to me we could come up with some kind of agreement that would avoid the main parts of the fiscal cliff, particularly taxes going up on middle class people. now, i am hopeful, and it can be a balanced package. we've always said it should be a balanced package. the problem has not been democrats being willing to do cuts. we did $1 trillion of them last year. we're willing...
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. >> my one bit of advice to speaker boehner is this. you cannot pass a bill with just republicans on a broad thing like this, you need both. >> ronald reagan model is if you get 80% of what you want that's a good day. we have the same objective of lower taxes. i like simpson-bowles. put money on the debt. tax rate hikes are partisan solution driven by the president but he's going to get tax rate hikes. >> lawmakers say they are preparing to spend new year's eve on capitol hill. >> one of the survivors in the oregon mall shooting is speaking out for the first time. the 15 year old was shot december 11th. she was walking through the mall and says the gunman walked right past her carrying what she thought was a paintball gun. seconds later bullets started flying and she was hit multiple times. the doctors were able to save her. >> i know that god has his eyes on us. he has angels on everybody's shoulders. and he's especially watching out for my family. >> it appears christina might have nine lives. she also survived a serious car accident
. >> my one bit of advice to speaker boehner is this. you cannot pass a bill with just republicans on a broad thing like this, you need both. >> ronald reagan model is if you get 80% of what you want that's a good day. we have the same objective of lower taxes. i like simpson-bowles. put money on the debt. tax rate hikes are partisan solution driven by the president but he's going to get tax rate hikes. >> lawmakers say they are preparing to spend new year's eve on capitol...